Nine months after he announced his retirement, Crawford doesn’t hesitate, either, to debate with fighters, fans, reporters or anyone else he perceives to underestimate what he remains capable of accomplishing in a boxing ring. While one of the best fighters of this generation seems firmly committed to retirement and enjoying the fruits of his Hall-of-Fame career, that same competitive drive that helped him achieve greatness clearly remains within him.

If Crawford (42-0, 31 KOs), who will turn 39 on Monday, changes his mind, here are five fights that might motivate him to put his body through one more torturous training camp.

Since we’ve already watched Crawford fight Canelo Alvarez, this is probably the most compelling challenge available for the undefeated five-division champion.

Philadelphia’s Ennis (36-0, 32 KOs, 1 NC) is also the potential opponent who seems to have genuinely agitated Crawford, based on how he interacted with the WBA/WBO 154-pound champion when they came face to face September 4 in Newark, New Jersey. Crawford later trolled Ennis on social media, only to quickly clarify that he has no intention of returning to the ring.

At 29, Ennis remains in his physical prime and has the speed, power and vast offensive repertoire to make this a fascinating fight.

If a massive amount of money could coerce Crawford to come back, a rematch versus Alvarez is still the most profitable option for him.

It would lose a lot of its appeal, of course, if Alvarez (63-3-2, 39 KOs) doesn’t beat Christian Mbilli (29-0-1, 24 KOs) in their fight for the Cameroonian champion’s WBC super middleweight title October 31 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Should Alvarez emerge victorious, however, the Mexican icon remains the biggest star in American boxing and would help Crawford create another mega fight.

Though Crawford won definitively, their super middleweight championship match was competitive enough a year ago to generate the requisite level of fan interest to justify paying their enormous purses.

Opposing Ortiz could interest Crawford if the 28-year-old knockout artist wins a middleweight title because it would afford the Omaha, Nebraska native a chance to become champion in a sixth weight class.

Crawford explored middleweight title fights after he defeated Alvarez, but he ultimately chose to retire in mid-December. A fight with Ortiz (24-0, 22 KOs) wouldn’t be as big an event as bouts versus Alvarez or even Ennis because of their history, but it would appeal to boxing fans.

If nothing else, Ortiz’s performance against Israil Madrimov in Madrimov’s first fight after Crawford defeated him convinced the Grand Prairie, Texas native’s supporters that he could become the first foe to beat the former pound-for-pound king.

This fight would make more sense if Fundora were to dethrone Ennis in a junior middleweight title unification clash.

Ennis, ranked No. 1 among The Ring’s junior middleweight contenders for an unclaimed championship, and the third-ranked Fundora (24-1-1, 16 KOs) are both very interested in what could become a showdown to determine the undisputed champion in their division.

It would be intriguing to watch how Crawford – one of the savviest strategists of his era – would approach an opponent who stands approximately 10 inches taller than him. Fundora, of Coachella, California, has noticeably improved in recent bouts by becoming more patient and following the instructions of his father/trainer, Freddy.

Crawford would still be a decisive favorite over “The Towering Inferno,” despite the 6-foot-6 Fundora’s significant height, reach and age advantages.

Crawford would likely take the most satisfaction from defeating Garcia due to his obvious disdain for the WBC welterweight champ.

Garcia (26-2, 21 KOs, 1 NC) has star power and a fight with Crawford would generate a lot of mainstream attention.

The weight at which they’d fight would potentially prohibit Garcia from taking it, unless Crawford were willing to drop all the way back down to 147 pounds. After weighing in at 167½ for his last fight, that wouldn’t seem like something Crawford would consider even if he committed to a comeback.

Regardless, Garcia would be a huge underdog against Crawford. Beating the 28-year-old Garcia, of Victorville, California, wouldn’t produce the type of legacy-enhancing win that might motivate Crawford to seriously consider a comeback.

■ Now that Tyson Fury-Anthony Joshua is finally official, two months of speculation and negotiations regarding where and when they would fight might’ve served as a constructive distraction for those promoting their long-overdue showdown. The tedious delay at least temporarily took the focus off Joshua’s near-disastrous performance against Kristian Prenga on July 25 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The opening odds only slightly favor Fury, which is somewhat surprising considering Joshua’s last two outings against legitimate heavyweights, Prenga and Daniel Dubois.

■ Those wondering why Fury-Joshua will take place on a Friday night — in the United States, anyway — need not look any further than the viewership Netflix has attracted for other high-profile boxing events it streamed on Friday nights. Jake Paul versus Mike Tyson peaked at 65 million concurrent streams globally, including 38 million in the U.S. An estimated 33 million viewers worldwide watched Joshua’s knockout of Paul from beginning to end. The biggest fight Netflix streamed on a Saturday night, Crawford’s win over Alvarez, attracted an estimated 36.6 million viewers globally for the live event.

■ If Ortiz is indeed moving up to middleweight for his next fight, shouldn’t he at least fight, you know, a middleweight? Why is Keith Thurman even an option as Ortiz’s opponent in his debut in that division? The former WBA/WBC welterweight champion has never fought above the junior middleweight limit and suffered a one-sided knockout defeat to Fundora in his last fight, a 154-pound championship clash almost six months ago. That definitely doesn’t warrant putting him in the ring with an in-his-prime puncher like Ortiz. Thurman’s toughness is unquestionable, but he’ll turn 38 in November and, again, hasn’t succeeded at junior middleweight, let alone middleweight.

■ Thomas Taylor had every right to become frustrated with Nestor Bravo’s rule-breaking behavior Saturday night. The veteran referee was well within reason to admonish him numerous times. He also displayed restraint in not disqualifying Bravo before Isaac Cruz caught him with a left hook that knocked him out in the sixth round. Referees should never, however, shove fighters back to their corners once the bell sounds to end a round.